Who founded the Tattvabodhini Sabha that was set up to explore spiritual truth?
- A.Keshab Chandra Sen
- B.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- C.Debendranath Tagore
- D.Dayanand Saraswati
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Debendranath Tagore. Debendranath Tagore founded the Tattvabodhini Sabha in Calcutta in 1839 to study the Upanishads and Vedanta and to spread the rational religion that Rammohun Roy had preached. The Sabha ran a school and brought out the Tattvabodhini Patrika, a journal that carried writings on religion, science and social reform; Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar and Akshay Kumar Datta were among its members. Debendranath, the father of Rabindranath Tagore, joined the Brahmo Sabha in 1843 and reorganised it as the Brahmo Samaj, and the Tattvabodhini Sabha merged into it in 1859. Option A is wrong because Keshab Chandra Sen joined the Brahmo Samaj much later and broke away to form the Brahmo Samaj of India in 1866. Option B is wrong because Rammohun Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha in 1828 and died in 1833, before this body was set up. Option D is wrong because Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 at Bombay. Exam tip: Brahmo Sabha 1828 Rammohun Roy, Tattvabodhini Sabha 1839 Debendranath Tagore, Arya Samaj 1875 Dayanand Saraswati.
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